Etymology

Pheidippides

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Today it means: A runner who is said to have ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver to news of the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon, inspiring the marathon race Full definition →

Ancient Greek Φειδιππίδης
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΦειδιππίδης
  2. English todayPheidippides

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φειδιππίδης (Pheidippídēs).

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